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; (5T-leg;;l-~spects - and how the issue would be presented to the people. The Mayor also suggested the committee be comprised of four laymen and three ,co unci lmen . : Mrs. Campbell commented on the amount of time spent by Council members in ;attending various meetings in addition to the regular Council and committee- :of-the-whole meetings, time consuming phone calls, and the advantage of having a staff person to help. Councilman Wood said he will lose through payroll deduction $60 per month for the time he takes to attend comrndttee-of-the-whole meetings. And Mrs. Beal noted that at her own expense she has rented a small office for space to accommodate accumulation of files having to do with Council work. Vote was taken on the motion as stated. Motion carried unanimously. B~ Liquor License, Change of Trade Name, Edelweiss Stein - Ted M. and Elizabeth ; Rogane requested Council approval prior to regular Council meeting of change , of trade name from Edelweiss Stein to Edelweiss Wine Chalet at 34 East 10th . Avenue (PB - Package Store Class B). Staff has no objection. Mr. Williams moveq seconded 1Jy Mrs. Beal to recommend approval of the name change. Motion carried unanimously. Added to the consent calendar: McKay's Market, 2101 Bailey Hill Road - New - Package Store Class B (PB) Rancho Tavern;-1466 West 7th - Change of Ownership and Greater Privilege (RMBC) .....~ - '-'.' -' . .. CJSRiIiners Butte Beautification - The Eugene Jaycees propose beautification of Skinner's Butte as a special project through removal of the abandoned reservoir and installation of landscaping. Jaycees Rollie Glass, Chuck Haeuser, and Jim Cisler presented the proposal, showing slides of the top of the Butte as it is now and overlay sketches portraying what is proposed. Barbara Butterfield, represent- ing Environmental Projects Group which previously proposed cleanup of the top of the Butte, urged acti ve support by the Council and Parks, Department of the Jaycee project, saying the Projects Group would assist. Mr. Haeuser, in presenting the :slides, indicated that Eugene Water & Electric Board, owner of the present reser- . .1. .~. . ~.' " ~. -J voir at the east side of the Butte, made commitment to Landscape their pOrtion of the area. Mr. Cisler said it is proposed to remove the abandoned reservoir, using that material for fill to allow landscaping and use of the area for park purposes. An addi tional viewpoint is contemplated at the southwes t corner as well as improvement of the present viewpoint area and extension of green areas to the entire Butte to re-establish it as a major landmark and historical site. Rollie Glass said the Jaycees will underwri~e the project to the extent of $5000 and asked the Council to appropriate $5000 matching funds to accomplish 1 initial work of removing the reservoir, fill, and planting. Parks and Recreation Director said the improvement is long overdue and the present Jaycee proposal has stimulated considerable interest among citizens in support of the project. He said the total project - irrigation, landscape, retaining wails, curbs, etc. - would take about $56,000. Mayor Anderson complimented the Jaycees upon their undertaking and enthusiasm. He favored the proposal and said it seemed an excellent opportunity to combine communi ty and government endeavor to make a much needed improvement. He asked if the "0" on the side of the Butte was included in the project. Parks Director ,answered that is was not. [Councilman Williams asked about ownership of the reservoir, whether the Parks De- i partment will be able to budget funds to complete the project, and what priority ) iranking it would have. Mr. Glass said the reservoir was constructed in 1906 by I the then existing water company. OWnership of the reservoir and the land was sub- sequently assumed by the City. He said Byron Price, general manager for Eugene : Water & Electric Board, disavows any knowledge of the reservoir. Glen Stadler, representati ve of EWEB, added that the reservoir was originally used by-Bugene' s fire department. Parks Director said further budget requests would be anticipated since the project would extend over a two- or three-year period. Also, Federal Junp.s._pro!JC!.b~~ ~~l}_}?e._!~!Iueste....<!.: __ He _~aid priority ranking at this time is fairly high because of the current community interest-and-drive of-the Jaycees. -'Parks' --- 'Department feels it an opportune time to accomplish a long-needed improvement ,with less finances and with greater ease through the Jaycee commitment. I Councilman Murray inquired about maintenance costs and exclusion of this request : from items now being considered for funding through the Federal revenue sharing ifunds. Parks Director gave a rough estimate of $15,000 to $20,000 annually for . -,. '--",../ '7 1(22/73 - 8 .~- Comm 1/10/73 Approve Approve . e .